HUGH B. BARCLAY, Narberth, Pa. 
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GENERAL LIST OF PLANTS 
ACHILLEA Ageratum. Sweet Yarrow. 3 to 4 in. 
^Europe. Foliage light shining green, forming ever' 
green rosettes from which arise slightly leafy 1-foot 
stems bearing good bright yellow flower clusters 
from June to August. Perfectly hardy. Suitable 
for low masses, rockery, and roadsides. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $15 per 100 
A. filipendulina. Fernleaf Yarrow. 3 ft. Orient. A 
sturdy plant with fernlike foliage almost to the 
bright yellow, dense heads of flowers. June to 
September. A fine plant for large masses. 
Field-plants.$1.25 for 10; $10 per 100 
A. Millefolium roseum. Rosy Milfoil. Garden variety 
of the common Yarrow, not quite so sturdy in 
growth. Foliage very finely cut, fernlike, mainly 
about the base of the plant, deep green. Flower- 
stems about 15 inches high, bearing a profusion 
of rosy pink flowers in flat heads during June and 
in less numbers throughout the summer. Suitable 
for massing, rockery, and roadsides. 
Field-plants.$1.25 for 10; $10 per 100 
A. Ptarmica, Boule de Neige. Sneezewort. An 
★ improved, double-flowered garden variety. Leaves 
3> small, dark green and undivided, mainly disposed 
about the base of the plant, forming a mat about 
3 inches high from which the flower-stems rise to 
about 15 inches. The pure white, double flowers 
are borne in open clusters during June, July, and 
occasionally later. A good cut-flower. Suited for 
low masses, bank-planting, and rockery. Any 
soil. Endures shade, but needs sun for flowers. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
A. sericea. From Lebanon. Rather new to garden 
★ lists. Foliage gray and silky, cut but not finely 
<§> divided, disposed mainly as a mat about 6 inches 
high from which the flowering stems ascend 15 to 
18 inches. Flowers bright yellow, in dense heads 
from May to September. Perfectly hardy and 
easy of cultivation. Good cut-flower. Suited to 
masses, bank-planting, and rockery. 
Field-plants.'_$2 for 10; $12 per 100 
A. tomentosa. Woolly Yarrow. Southern Europe. 
★ Foliage finely divided, more or less woolly, green, 
forming attractive mats about 2 inches high. Bright 
yellow heads of flowers on about 6-mch stems 
during June and in less numbers, later. Suited for 
low masses, rockery, and roadsides. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
ACONITUM Fischeri. Azure Monkshood. North 
America, Asia. Attractive, large, three-parted and 
cut foliage borne mainly on the 2 to 4-foot stems 
which terminate in a panicle of odd-shaped, large 
blue flowers during September. Give deep, rich 
soil. They enjoy some shade, but not dry soil. 
Suited for rear of perennial borders, in broad¬ 
leaved evergreen plantings and woodland borders. 
Poisonous to eat. 
Field-plants.$2.50 for 10; $18 per 100 
/TiTHIONEMA cordifolium. Lebanon Candytuft. 
4 to 10 in. Flowers mallow lilac, in short dense 
racemes. 
Field-plants.$2.50 for 10; $18 per 100 
A. persicum. Persian Stonecress. 9 in. Iberis-like 
<§> plants, dwarf, shrubby. Flowers showy, in terminal 
racemes, deep rose. Open soil and sun. Field- 
plants.$2 for 10; $18 per 100 
AGROSTEMMA Coronaria. See Lychnis, page 19. 
AJUGA genevensis. Similar to A. reptans except 
★ that the flowers are bright blue, in June, and are 
carried on stems 6 to 8 inches high. The mature 
foliage takes on a variegated form. 
Small field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $10 per 100 
A. reptans. Bugle. 3 to 4 in. A useful plant in full 
★ sun or in shady positions; spreading in habit. Flat 
leaves, almost evergreen. Flowers purplish blue, 
in May. Use on steep embankments and in ground- 
cover work. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Small field-plants.$1.50 $8.00 $65.00 
2 1 /4'in. pot-plants. 2.00 10.00 85.00 
AKEBIA quinata. See page 3 5. 
ALYSSUM argenteum. Silver Alyssum. Europe. 
<§> Foliage small, oblong, dark grayish green, silvery 
underneath, forming open, attractive mats a few 
inches high. Flowers yellow, in open clusters on 
stems about a foot high. This species follows A. 
saxatile in flower in late spring, and by removal of 
the forming seeds will flower more or less con¬ 
tinuously. Suited for low masses, bank-planting, 
and rockery. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
A. saxatile compactum. Goldentuft. 6 in. Europe. 
<§> Foliage grayish, larger than A. argenteum, and 
arranged somewhat in rosettes. The bright yellow 
flowers are borne on branched stems a few inches 
above the foliage, in May. Excellent for rockery 
or garden border. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $12 per 100 
A. serpyllifolium. 3 to 4 in. Alps. Leaves small, V 2 
<§> inch or less. Light yellow flowers in May and June. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $18 per 100 
ANCHUSA Barrelieri. Early Bugloss. Europe, Asia. 
Much lower than A. italica, with smaller foliage. 
Stems somewhat reclining, about 18 inches high. 
Flowers dark blue, occasionally lighter, May and 
all summer. Does well in semi-shade. Suited for 
masses and banks. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
A. italica, Dropmore. Italian Bugloss. Clusters of 
large blue flowers on stems about 4 feet high. Will 
bloom nearly all summer. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
A. myosotidiflora. Bugloss. 1 ft. Dwarf, heart-shaped 
<$> leaves. Forget-me-not-like flowers in May and June. 
For borders or rock-garden, sun or shade. 
Field-plants.$2.50 for 10; $18 per 100 
ANEMONE japonica. Japanese Anemone. Europe. 
Plants form foliage clumps less than a foot high, 
from which arise about 2-foot flowering stems dur¬ 
ing September and until frosts. Flowers large, 2 to 
3 inches across. The plants like a deep, rich soil 
and will endure some shade. They should be given 
a mulch during the winter. Woodland and border. 
Queen Charlotte. Pink; semi-double. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $18 per 100 
Whirlwind. White; semi-double. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $18 per 100 
A. Pulsatilla. European Pasque Flower. Europe. Deli- 
<$> cate-appearing plants with finely divided basal 
leaves and large, generally purplish flowers on stems 
about 10 inches high. April. Rockery in mellow, 
well-drained soil in half-shade. 
Field-plants.$1.80 for 10; $15 per 100 
